Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award

Explore unsung heroes in history and win $10,000! Visit the Lowell Milken Center to find out more.

Homeschoolers NOT for Ron Paul

According to Business Wire

The 2012 Ron Paul Presidential Campaign today announced the national “Homeschoolers for Ron Paul” coalition to energize voters who value educational choice.

I value educational choice and I homeschooled my boys until they started college but I AM NOT FOR RON PAUL, and I deeply resent his campaign trying to make it sound as if all homescoolers are.

Carnival of Homeschooling: The Hand-Crafted Education

Home Spun Juggling is hosting this weeks Carnival of Homeschooling: The Hand-Crafted Education

Carnival of Homeschooling

Mrs Mama Hen is hosting this weeks Carnival of Homeschooling.

Ex-teacher will serve 7 years for sex with student - Local - SunHerald.com

Ex-teacher will serve 7 years for sex with student - Local - SunHerald.com

Classical Homeschooling Carnival #17

Classical Homeschooling Carnival #17 is hosted at Baby Steps.

The Carnival of Homeschooling Simplified

A Life Supreme is hosting this weeks Carnival of Homeschooling.

Carnival of Homeschooling

The Technical Difficulties Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling is up.

Giveaway

Visit My 2 Cents for a chance to win The Well Planned Day Planner.

what the night knows by Dean Koontz

The Calvino's are a charming modern homeschooling family who band together to defeat evil. Kuddos to Dean Koontz on his portrayal of a modern day homeschooling family, thankfully you won't find any stereotypes here.

This is just stupid

Monroe County court records show that the parents of a West Amory Elementary second-grader who was unusually disciplined were awarded a $75,000 settlement from the school district.

The settlement was finalized in Monroe County Chancery Court last week.

Johnny and Regina Frederick of Wren had filed a notice of intent to sue and seek $500,000 from Amory School District and school principal Leigh Todd. 

Todd allegedly made the boy stick out his tongue March 7 as punishment for sticking out his tongue and telling a teacher to shut up. Todd was fired in April.

It is outrageous that $75,000 will be taken FROM TAXPAYERS, because a second grader was made to stick out his tongue.

Cheating in the Public Schools

Moss Point schools are no longer fully accredited because of testing violations that include cheating. The Clarion-Ledger reports the district is on probation, and if problems are not corrected by early September, the commission's options would then include voting to withdraw its accreditation.

Moss Point Superintendent Kim Staley says a corrective action plan was sent to the commission and the district is awaiting official notice on a final decision.

And I thought those STUPID mandatory public school uniforms were suppose to fix everything (snark).

Carnival of Homeschooling

Check out the Memorial Day Edition @ Why Homeschool.

Mock Trial Champions are Homeschoolers

From the New York State Bar Association

A team of home-schooled students from Schenectady County won the statewide mock trial championship this week, defeating the Bronx High School of Science team.

And from the Philadelphia Homeschool Examiner
The verdict is in. The homeschoolers have the best mock trial team in Burlington County!

Congratulations!!

Carnival of Homeschooling

The CoH is up.

Carnival of Homeschooling

Homeschool Dad is hosting this weeks CoH, The Film Edition.

My all time favorite movies are  The Lord of The Rings trilogy: The Fellowship of The Ring, The Two Towers & Return of The King

500-year-old book surfaces in Utah

I love books, so I find it exciting that someone had a book handed down for generations.
500-year-old book surfaces in Utah - Nation Wire - SunHerald.com

Blog Against Theocracy 2011

I just found out about this (April 22-24) Welcome to Blog Against Theocracy 2011.   I hope to find the time to do a blog post against theocracy for it. I have two "issues" to choose from an Easter Egg Drop using the Jackson County helicopter. I wonder if any of those stupid tea baggers will protest the gas being used to drop eggs from a helicopter?

Easter eggs -- 20,000 of them -- will fall from the sky today at War Memorial Stadium in Pascagoula, courtesy of the city and Oasis Gulf Coast Church.

A helicopter from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department will hover over the football field as it releases a colorful shower of the plastic eggs, which will be filled with candy and prize coupons

And Louisiana School Board Considers Adding Creationism to Science Class. 

We should just teach the world is flat and here be dragons and be done with it. Seems like school boards in the South are determined to drag us back to the dark ages.

Count me in the #AgainstTheocracy, maybe we can stop the lunacy.

NYC officials defend decision to cuff 1st grader

Who knew decorating Easter Eggs could land you in cuffs if you attend public school and get upset.
NYC officials defend decision to cuff 1st grader - Nation Wire - SunHerald.com